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Sri Aurobindo: Mystical Awareness Supplants Production

In India, religion and socialism commingle and collide.

October 7, 2022 35 min read

Sri Lanka to change legal definition of 'child' to person under 18

It has also been proposed to amend the words "children and young persons ordinance" to "children’s ordinance"

September 29, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka police chief, four others called by Supreme Court over not carrying out order

Court ordered the policeman salary to be paid pending the completion of proceedings

September 24, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka nabbed 169 online tobacco, alcohol promoters - state finmin 

No government wants to totally discourage smoking and drinking as they are top revenue sources

September 21, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka to probe biggest Rajapaksa pyramid scam: PM

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will investigate the sale of over five thousand billion rupees in treasury bonds by the Mahinda ...

Our Political Correspondent
November 30, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka cancels police leave after gang violence

Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP - Sri Lanka has cancelled all police leave and stepped up patrols in Jaffna after a wave of vio...

November 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s human rights record under spotlight at UN review

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Uni...

November 10, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka pushing for Indian Ocean code of conduct in navigation: Harsha

Sri Lanka is pushing for rule based navigation in the Indian Ocean, where there is currently a gap in the global framewo...

November 7, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka Police chief battles HQ women

Sri Lanka's Inspector-General Pujith Jayasundara has scuttled a charity drive organised by women at the police headquart...

Our Police Correspondent
October 19, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka police chief in hotter water

Sri Lanka's controversial police chief Pujith Jayasundara, who is in trouble mandatory meditation for men and women in t...

Our Police Correspondent
October 17, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Prime Minister ready to testify before bond commission

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is ready to give evidence before a presidential commission...

October 15, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka's EPF dealers paid millions by Perpetual Treasuries: bondscam inquiry

Dealers at Sri Lanka's Employees Provident Fund and other entities have been paid millions of rupees by Perpetual Treasu...

October 13, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka to repeal expropriation law: Eran

Sri Lanka will repeal a recent law which expropriated a number of businesses and scared away investor, State Minister Er...

October 12, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka arrests MP Namal Rajapaksa's business partner

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's police, on Tuesday, arrested a key business partner of Namal Rajapaksa, who is facing several ...

Our Police Correspondent
October 10, 2017 2 min read
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Sri Lanka Supreme Court petitioned on invasion of privacy, central database profiling

Relief has been sought in Sri Lanka's highest court against at attempt by the Department of Registration of Persons to b...

October 10, 2017 3 min read

Litro Gas chief among those arrested in Sri Lanka over Taiwan bank robbery

The head of state-owned Litro gas company, Shalila Moonesinghe is among two people arrested in connection with millions ...

Our Police Correspondent
October 9, 2017 2 min read

UN expert to review progress on human rights in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – A United Nations expert on transitional justice will visit Sri Lanka on Tuesday to review progress ...

October 9, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka arrests two men over Taiwan bank hacking

Sri Lankan police have arrested two men for allegedly helping international criminals who hacked into computers at a Ta...

October 8, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka citizens, firms barred from trading with North Korea under UN sanctions

Sri Lankan citizens and firm have been banned from trading with North Korea on luxury or listed goods including arms, or...

October 8, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka's state bank bond bids dictated by ex-finance minister: bondscam inquiry

Sri Lanka's large state banks have been asked to bid at low rates at volumes given by then Finance Minister Ravi Karunan...

October 5, 2017 3 min read

US green card lottery 2019 open for Sri Lanka and Maldives; scam alert

The United States embassy in Colombo said applications for the 2019 diversity visa lottery (green cards) opened to Sri L...

October 4, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka court bans foreign travel of Perpetual Treasuries officials

Top officials of Perpetual Treasuries Plc, have been banned from travelling abroad by court over alleged tampering with ...

October 3, 2017 1 min read

Sri Lanka finance minister urges police action against ‘thugs in robes’

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera called for police action again...

September 28, 2017 2 min read

Sri Lanka Supreme Court shoots down statute amendment

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has insisted on a referendum in addition to a two-thirds majority to approve the...

Our Political Correspondent
September 19, 2017 1 min read